دورية أكاديمية

Sarcocystis Species (Apicomplexa, Eucoccidiorida) Parasitizing Snakes

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: Sarcocystis Species (Apicomplexa, Eucoccidiorida) Parasitizing Snakes
المؤلفون: Taynar Lima Bezerra, Rodrigo Martins Soares, Luís Fernando Pita Gondim
المصدر: Parasitologia, Vol 3, Iss 4, Pp 327-347 (2023)
بيانات النشر: MDPI AG, 2023.
سنة النشر: 2023
المجموعة: LCC:Infectious and parasitic diseases
LCC:Biology (General)
مصطلحات موضوعية: Sarcocystidae, reptile, sporocyst, bradyzoite, sarcocyst, small mammal, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216, Biology (General), QH301-705.5
الوصف: The genus Sarcocystis has approximately 200 species that are able to infect homeothermic and poikilothermic animals. So far, 23 Sarcocystis spp. have snakes as definitive hosts (DHs) and mammals and/or reptiles as intermediate hosts (IHs). Some of these species cause disease or even death in their IH. At least two Sarcocystis spp. from snakes have relevance in public health. Sarcocystis nesbitti causes serious myopathy in humans, and S. singaporensis is lethal for rats and was successfully tested in the biological control of these rodents. Molecular identification was not reported for half of Sarcocystis spp. shed by snakes. For some snake species, their role as DHs for Sarcocystis spp. is totally unknown, including certain snakes which are bred as companion animals. The aim of this review is to discuss the role of snakes as DHs or IHs of Sarcocystis spp. and the future directions for the identification of the parasites and the elucidation of their life cycles.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2673-6772
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6772/3/4/32; https://doaj.org/toc/2673-6772
DOI: 10.3390/parasitologia3040032
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/5fdafa552ea04eb3a39ae0184a319e80
رقم الأكسشن: edsdoj.5fdafa552ea04eb3a39ae0184a319e80
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:26736772
DOI:10.3390/parasitologia3040032